Improvement in the manner of packing and conveying ice-creams



I. ALLEGRBTTI. MANNER 0F PACKING AND CONVEYING m3 CREAM, WATER 105s,6:0.

.No. 113,239. PatentedAprJl, L871.

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main state we no .IGNAZIO ALLEGRETTL or" PH LADELPHIA," PENNSYLVANIA?Letters Patent No. 113,239, dated April 4, 1871; antedated March 29,1871. I

iMPROVEMENTlN THE MANNER or PACKElNG Ann convsvme IGE-CREAMS, WATER- ICs, 841:. v Y Y The Schedule "time to in than Letter! Patent and mixingpart or the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Ionszro Antnene'r'ri, ofthe city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain Improvements in the Preparation of Ice-GreamsorWater-Ices and in the Mode of Serving and Packing the same; and I dohereby declare thatfthe folio-wing is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference beingfhadto the accompanying drawingand to the letters of reference marked thereon. 'The object of myinvention'i's to pack and serve ice-cream or water-ices in boxes ofconvenient size].

to-be carried in the. hand, each box being provided with a spoon inorder that the'artiele may be eaten at whic'b water does freeze, viaflg; and it will be found that when water ismixedpr combined withvegetable or animal substances in the shape, of sirup's, starch, milk,gelatine, essential oils, 8.32., the proportion thereof may be soregulated that the mixture will acquire a certaindegree of consistence.

when lowered in temperature; and that at a certain point the lowering ofthe temperature will not affect anymore the consistenceior solidity ofthe mass,.although the said substance maybe made to absorb a.largesupply' ot'cold, which is,'a s it were, stored away in its mass.

To write at. the object I have in view, in this instands, my inventionconsistsinpreparing the mixtures of my ice-creams or water-ices so astobe ,of the done by repeated experiments on each diflerent article, andin putting up my creams in .the following manner v The ice-cream orwater-ice to be'packed and served np-by'my improved method is firstfrozen in any ordinary known manner; it is then putnp in metallicn'iolds, preferably 'of pa allelopipedic form; but ofany form, ifdesired.

. The metallic mold containingthe ice cream is then placed in a dryatmosphere, kept at a very low t'emperatin'e,-(ii1 some cases I keep itas low as30 below zero,) and there it is kept long enough for the wholemass to absorb and redunedjo the low tem- I perature. I

Meanwhile, I prepare boxes of non-conductor-ofheat material, such asopen porous pasteboard, of the shape, but slightly larger than, theblock "of icecream,

. disposed of.

. proper consistence when frozen, which can only be (see letter O indrawing;) and I place the boxes also in a cold dry atmosphere for acertain time. ,7

The block of ice-cream is taken out of them'old,

immediate] y wrapped in a piece of paper, and placed in the refrigeratedpasteboard box, the laps of the paperB beingfolded over, and, ifdesired, the spoon,

' mentioned elsewherqplaced thereon; the lid is put on andthe cream isroadyt'o be delivered or served up;

or it may be replaced in a cold dry-air refrigerator, and there kept forany length of time without losing any of its qualities.

i If the proportions of foreign substance to water have been w'ellpreserved in the mixtnre,the consistlency of the mass will be just rightfor being served 7 I up at any degree of cold; itmay be served below 30.

The cream or water-ice put up in this manner will remain firm and solidfor a length of time lasting from one to. four hours, according to thestate of the weather. 1 r

In my drawingv A represents the block of ice-cream or water-ice B is thewrapper or paper; and G is the pasteboard-box.

Ip the'case of dispensing with the box G, as indicated by the letter13', several thicknesses of refrigerated paper are used, one over theother and-it better pro-. teetion is desired, batting or any porous,open, similar snbstancema-y be interposed between the papers.

" The intention ofputting up cream or water-ices in this manner is i130sell it to parties who may desire to convey it to any desired localitywhere it may be eaten directly from the box without resorting to. platesorsancers.

The box and spoon being made of a cheap, material may be thrown awayafter the cream or water-iceis The box with the cream or water-ice tosuit; may

be made in various forms; as, for instance, a diamond or cylindlicalshape would be equally convenient or carrying in the hand. 7

Having thus described myinvention,

What I. claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

As. a. new articlev of manufacture and commerce,

ice-creams or watei ices put up in the manner herein specified, and keptfor sale ready for use in rations, as

it were, substantially as herein specified.

. In testimony whereof I have hereunto si'gnedmy name in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

' lGNAZlO ALLEGRETTI.

Witnesses: JAMES S. Gnmnnnn, 0114s. 0. Wmsou.

